Abdelkrim Ben Salem

Abdelkrim Ben Salem is an Assistant Professor of Ecology and Environment in the Mohammed V University, Faculty of Sciences in Rabat, Department of Biology. He joined the University of Mohammed V after ten years as a teacher of qualifying secondary education in Draa Tafilalet Academy. Broadly, her methodological research focuses on vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. Within, Ben Salem is a PhD in environmental sciences, currently working on socioeconomic vulnerability of the agriculture and water sector to climate change. He has published interdisciplinary projects across varied outlets, including, Parasites & Vectors Journal, International Journal of Water Resources and Arid Environments and International Publisher of Information Science and Technology Research (IGI-Global).

Publications

Climatic and Environmental Significance of Wetlands: Case Studies from Eurasia and North Africa
Climatic and Environmental Significance of Wetlands: Case Studies from Eurasia and North Africa
Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Laila Rhazi, Ahmed Karmaoui. © 2023. 208 pages.
Wetlands provide a key service in an ecosystem such as providing resilience against drought and diverse habitats that support biodiversity. Because of their ephemeral character...
Monitoring Continental Wetland Dynamics and Drivers of Changes Using Google Earth Engine
Monitoring Continental Wetland Dynamics and Drivers of Changes Using Google Earth Engine
Said Moukrim, Said Lahssini, Mouhssine Rhazi, Er-Riyahi Saber, Kamal Menzou, Mohammed El Madihi, Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Abdelkader Benabou, Hicham Mharzi-Alaoui, Issam Boukhris, Laïla Rhazi. © 2023. 11 pages.
Wetlands around the world face anthropogenic and climate pressures that threaten key ecosystem processes such as the water cycle. Such threats are most acute for non-perennial...
Impact of Climate Change on Subterranean Wetland Biodiversity in Tafilalet South-Eastern Morocco
Impact of Climate Change on Subterranean Wetland Biodiversity in Tafilalet South-Eastern Morocco
Asma El Alami El Filali, Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Mohammed Messouli. © 2023. 16 pages.
Groundwater in Tafilalet supports diverse faunas (stygofauna) that include many obligate groundwater-dependent species (stygobites). Prospecting campaigns on underground fauna in...
Associations Between Climate, Ecosystems, and Ecosystem Services in the Pre-Sahara: Case Study of Tafilalet, Morocco
Associations Between Climate, Ecosystems, and Ecosystem Services in the Pre-Sahara: Case Study of Tafilalet, Morocco
Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Souad Ben Salem, Mohammed Yacoubi Khebiza, Awatif Zine Elabidine. © 2022. 23 pages.
This chapter focuses on the richness and wide variety of Sub-Saharan ecosystems particularly in the region of Tafilalet, Morocco. The Tafilalet ecosystems provide an extensive...
Vulnerability of Human Populations to Climate Change: Focus on Socio-Economical Factors
Vulnerability of Human Populations to Climate Change: Focus on Socio-Economical Factors
Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Souad Ben Salem, Kholoud Kahime, Mohammed Messouli, Mohammed Yacoubi Khebiza. © 2022. 19 pages.
Moroccan ecosystems are considered endangered due to climate change that affects directly or indirectly different key features (biodiversity, snow cover, run-off processes, and...
Ecosystem Services Demand Management Under Climate Change Scenarios: Use of WEAP Software in Case of Water Demand in Ziz Basin, Morocco
Ecosystem Services Demand Management Under Climate Change Scenarios: Use of WEAP Software in Case of Water Demand in Ziz Basin, Morocco
Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Souad Ben Salem, Mohammed Khebiza Yacoubi, Mohammed Messouli. © 2022. 21 pages.
Water ecosystem service is the most important element that supports Tafilalet agro-ecosystems. In this region, drought frequency is increasing, which complicate the management...
Handbook of Research on Environmental Education Strategies for Addressing Climate Change and Sustainability
Handbook of Research on Environmental Education Strategies for Addressing Climate Change and Sustainability
Ahmed Karmaoui, Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Mohd Talha Anees. © 2021. 416 pages.
Due to the increasing trend of international interest in education for climate change and the environment, there has been an increase of research in the area. There is a current...
Ecological Sanitation (ECOSAN) in Oasis Communities: Lessons From a Pilot Project in Five Villages of Draa Tafilalet, Morocco
Ecological Sanitation (ECOSAN) in Oasis Communities: Lessons From a Pilot Project in Five Villages of Draa Tafilalet, Morocco
Ahmed Karmaoui, Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Mohamed Yacoubi Khebiza, Mohammed Messouli, Jamie Fico, Ahmed El Aboudi, Laila Rhazi, Siham Zerouali. © 2021. 21 pages.
The chapter highlights the importance of the concept of “ecological sanitation” (Ecosan) in environmental education. It also describes the implementation and management of the...
Effects of Urbanization on the Degradation of the Palm Grove Around the City of Marrakech
Effects of Urbanization on the Degradation of the Palm Grove Around the City of Marrakech
Mohamed Radi, Abdelilah Meddich, Elmehdi Ouatiki, Lahcen Ouahmane, Mohamed Hafidi, Abdelkrim Ben Salem. © 2021. 15 pages.
The city of Marrakech is experiencing a very significant development in terms of urbanization which leads to a significant reduction of the agricultural activity and increase of...
Composite Indicators as Decision Support Method for Flood Analysis: Flood Vulnerability Index Category
Composite Indicators as Decision Support Method for Flood Analysis: Flood Vulnerability Index Category
Ahmed Karmaoui, Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Guido Minucci. © 2020. 14 pages.
Floods are highly relevant extreme events with increasing frequency at a global scale. They remain among the most dangerous and complex natural disasters in middle and low-income...
Quantification and Evaluation of Water Erosion: Application of the Model SDR – InVEST in the Ziz Basin in South-East Morocco
Quantification and Evaluation of Water Erosion: Application of the Model SDR – InVEST in the Ziz Basin in South-East Morocco
Souad Ben Salem, Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Ahmed Karmaoui, Mohammed Khebiza Yacoubi, Mohammed Messouli. © 2020. 22 pages.
The Ziz Watershed is located in the arid zones of South-Eastern Morocco and belongs to the large basin of Ziz-Rheris. In this basin, floods are related to natural factors and...
Geographical Distribution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Its Relationship With Climate Change in Southeastern Morocco
Geographical Distribution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Its Relationship With Climate Change in Southeastern Morocco
Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Ahmed Karmaoui, Souad Ben Salem, Ali Ait Boughrous. © 2020. 17 pages.
The current chapter deals with one of the most neglected tropical diseases in Morocco, the cutaneous leishmaniasis. It is based on 10-year research (2010-2017) on the evolution...
Vulnerability of Human Populations to Climate Change: Focus on Socio-Economical Factors
Vulnerability of Human Populations to Climate Change: Focus on Socio-Economical Factors
Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Souad Ben Salem, Kholoud Kahime, Mohammed Messouli, Mohammed Yacoubi Khebiza. © 2019. 19 pages.
Moroccan ecosystems are considered endangered due to climate change that affects directly or indirectly different key features (biodiversity, snow cover, run-off processes, and...
Climatic Factors Impacting Leishmaniasis Risk in a Global View: Case of Morocco
Climatic Factors Impacting Leishmaniasis Risk in a Global View: Case of Morocco
Kholoud Kahime, Moulay Abdelmonaim El Hidan, Denis Sereno, Bounoua Lahouari, Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Abdellaziz Ait Mansour, Mohammed Messouli, Mohammed Yacoubi Khebiza. © 2019. 15 pages.
Leishmaniasis is a complex disease comprised of multiple organisms in association. Each of these organisms responds differently to external factors. The environmental and...
Associations Between Climate, Ecosystems, and Ecosystem Services in the Pre-Sahara: Case Study of Tafilalet, Morocco
Associations Between Climate, Ecosystems, and Ecosystem Services in the Pre-Sahara: Case Study of Tafilalet, Morocco
Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Souad Ben Salem, Mohammed Yacoubi Khebiza, Awatif Zine Elabidine. © 2019. 22 pages.
This chapter focuses on the richness and wide variety of Sub-Saharan ecosystems particularly in the region of Tafilalet, Morocco. The Tafilalet ecosystems provide an extensive...
Ecosystem Services Demand Management Under Climate Change Scenarios: Use of WEAP Software in Case of Water Demand in Ziz Basin, Morocco
Ecosystem Services Demand Management Under Climate Change Scenarios: Use of WEAP Software in Case of Water Demand in Ziz Basin, Morocco
Abdelkrim Ben Salem, Souad Ben Salem, Mohammed Khebiza Yacoubi, Mohammed Messouli. © 2019. 21 pages.
Water ecosystem service is the most important element that supports Tafilalet agro-ecosystems. In this region, drought frequency is increasing, which complicate the management...